The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-05

drove down Main street in the morning, old
Mr. Smith in the first, and fifty-four OF his
children and grandchildren following be-
hind. The party, with a few guests, pic
nicked in the park and spent jolly day,
with the paternal Smith as master Of cere-
monies.
At Columbia Wednesday at meeting of
the State House Commission bids for paint
ing the Senate Chamber and Hall of Repre-
sentativeS were opened. The bidders and
amounts were as follows: Dohen q Balloni,
Charleston, 1880 Brown & Hamiter,
Columbia, s., $50; Chas. Newman, Column
bia, 81 $50; VIM. H. Anderson, Baltimore,
s., gbS; G. c. Baker, Baltimore, s., S35;
Mr.. Newnham'S bid.was so low that it was
only after ascertaining from him that he
understood fully the nature and extent Of
the work which was to be done that the
commission awarded him the contract. As
will be seen, the bid accepted was less than
half as high as those of the Baltimore and
Charleston firms.
About O'clock Friday fire broke out in
the kitchen of r. b. Black, at Branchville,
and in a short time his dwelling and store
were enveloped in flames and the following
buildings rapidly went down before the
destructive elements: Dwelling of j. r.
Hamilton, branch store of Mrs. r. Pearl
slime, store and dwelling of Pearlstine & ka-
resi-, stare and dwelling of J. r. May store
and dwelling of D. d. Myers and vacant
store of A. F. H. Dukes. Loss about $4,000,
divided as follows: r. B. Black, loss s., 800,
insurance 81, 100: J. KaFeSf1, loss 81 500, in
surance 5000; j. r. May, loss 81 800, no in
Surance; j. r. Hamilton, loss 81 200, no in
surance but household goods saved A. f.
H. Dukes, loss 500, no, Insurance; d. d.
Myers, loss unknown, 3oinsurance $500;
Pearlstine 81 Karesh, lesSsSS, 900 to $4,000
insurance 5000 r. Pearlstine, loss $3.50, no
insurance; Mrs. L. Berkman, loss S., 900 in
Surance 81 900.
Mr.. Hollenbeck, of Chester, after search
ing for gold, has found it on the plantation
of Col. j. S. Bratton. Having faith in the
developments of the supposed gold mine, he
has leased it for three years and is now en-
gagged with shovels and picks in digging the
precious ore. If this process results in show
ing the richness of the one, he will purchase
the necessary machinery and thoroughly
develop the mine He has spent consider
able time in mining in Colorado, and with
his knowledge of the business expresses the
opinion that not only gold, but copper and
zinc abound in the section of country where
he is now mining. If the future proves the
truth of his statement, fortunes which the
imagination had not conceived of are in
store for the people of that section. Lands
Will have a rise in value similar to that
which prevailed i'll Birmingham The boom
will spread and all this portion of the State
will experience the good effects.
There has been some agitation in insur-
ance circles at Greenville recently, caused
by a ruling of the Southwestern Tariff Asso-
citation directly against the New England
Factory Mutual, which has risks on the
Piedmont mills The Tariff Association was
unwilling to place policies on the mills, as
the mills had policies in the Mutual. Col.
Hammett carries 100000 insurance, and
although the Mutual rate is much lower
than the rate in the old line companies, he
was willing to divide and give the regular
companies large part of the business. This
the Association would not consent to- The
Mutual rate is one-half of per cent. and
the Association rate three quarters. In
spite of the Association regulations how
ever, several agents here wrote policies on
the Piedmont to the amount of $40, 900, and
Col. Hammett put the remainder, 1850, 900,
in the Mutual. The Southwestern Asso-
citation insists on the agents cancelling the
policies already written, but the agents re-
fuse TO do so until instructed by their COM
panieS.